STEM
Time honors Kid of the Year for tackling global challenges
One U.S. student is using science to tackle global problems, such as contaminated drinking water. Learn more about this Kid of the Year's innovations.
U.S. remains the top choice for students to study abroad
The annual Open Doors report shows where and what international students are studying in the U.S. — and why the U.S. remains a top destination for study.
Promoting women in science and tech boosts prosperity
Creating equal access for women in STEM industries closes the labor gap, boosts economic growth and more. Learn how the U.S. is making that happen.
Equipping teenage girls to be scientists or engineers
What happens when 100 girls from five different countries come together for a science and technology camp? Teamwork, friendship and skills-building
The U.S. and Canada: Partners in space
The U.S. and Canada, longtime partners in space exploration, work in space and on the ground to continue future space collaboration.
Coding in Wyoming: Girls’ app helps feed the needy
High school girls in Wyoming are changing the game of coding for their school — and helping their community in the process.
U.S. mathematician is first woman to win ‘math’s Nobel’
Meet Karen Uhlenbeck, a U.S. professor whose work has led to some of the most dramatic advances in mathematics in 40 years.
A nanoscientist bonds with women in Africa over STEM
An American scientist has traveled to Egypt and Kenya to champion science to women and girls and hosted female scientists from South Africa and Tunisia.
Her improbable dream led to NASA
Learn how watching American astronaut Neil Armstrong's 1969 landing on the moon inspired a 7-year-old Costa Rican girl to pursue a career at NASA.